Stevie Nicks review: ‘Like wise counsel from an elder sister’

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Stevie Nicks’ voice is a thing to behold.

The singer, who between Fleetwood Mac and a 36-year solo career has sold more than 140 million records, managed to build an intimate connection with 9000 people inside a convention hall, holding us spellbound for most of the two-and-a-half-hour set.

“I will sing you the story of the moonlight,” she sang on a new track, “Belle Fleur,” with a tone that worked like a balm, like wise counsel from an elder sister after a heartbreak.

She also built rapport with a bunch of stories. The one about her first big solo hit, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” was poignant enough, given the recent death of its author Tom Petty, before the projection of an early-80s photo of the pair together sealed the emotional deal.

Then Chrissie Hynde brought the joy by singing the song with Nicks while sporting a blonde Petty wig. Her Pretenders had earlier pleased the crowd with a no-nonsense, hit-filled opening set.